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May Day! Help Needed With Bloating!

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Gluten-Free-Me Newbie
Gluten-Free-Me
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Hello all. I'm the newbie to this forum and I was wondering about something: When you DO accidentally eat something with gluten in it and you bloat, what do you do? Is there something you take to alleviate that beachball-in-your-belly feeling? I've had five abdominal surgeries so the cavity is FULL of scar tissue. When I bloat it's terribly painful as scar tissue has no elasticity, and I go from size 10 to 18! OW! How do you get the bloating under control while you're waiting it out? Thanks, Cathy

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floridanative
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I take one Pepto Bismol capsule for bloating. Luckily I have not had to take them much since my dx.

Gluten-Free-Me Newbie
Gluten-Free-Me
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Hello all. I'm the newbie to this forum and I was wondering about something: When you DO accidentally eat something with gluten in it and you bloat, what do you do? Is there something you take to alleviate that beachball-in-your-belly feeling? I've had five abdominal surgeries so the cavity is FULL of scar tissue. When I bloat it's terribly painful as scar tissue has no elasticity, and I go from size 10 to 18! OW! How do you get the bloating under control while you're waiting it out? Thanks, Cathy

Hello all. I'm the newbie to this forum and I was wondering about something: When you DO accidentally eat something with gluten in it and you bloat, what do you do? Is there something you take to alleviate that beachball-in-your-belly feeling? I've had five abdominal surgeries so the cavity is FULL of scar tissue. When I bloat it's terribly painful as scar tissue has no elasticity, and I go from size 10 to 18! OW! How do you get the bloating under control while you're waiting it out? Thanks, Cathy

THANK YOU for responding. I will give it a try.

C

DingoGirl Enthusiast
DingoGirl
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Hi C, welcome to the board. Sorry about the bloating and the scar tissue - - ouch! that doesn't sound fun. Just a thought - - I don't know how long you've been gluten-free, but one thing that can also be an issue for Celiacs is dairy - - often we must remove dairy for a few months (as in my case) or sometimes permanently - - dairy can really cause bloat and a painful, hard stomach. I could not figure out why, after being VERY strict and removing all gluten, I looked and felt six months pregnant, but when I removed dairy, this went away completely. And, six months in to my diet, I can eat dairy again - but I don't overdo it.

BTW I never have bloating when glutened.....

Keep reading this board - so mucn info here - - one other thing, I know many people here have other food intolerances as well, so keep that in mind.

Welcome! :)

Gluten-Free-Me Newbie
Gluten-Free-Me
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Hi C, welcome to the board. Sorry about the bloating and the scar tissue - - ouch! that doesn't sound fun. Just a thought - - I don't know how long you've been gluten-free, but one thing that can also be an issue for Celiacs is dairy - - often we must remove dairy for a few months (as in my case) or sometimes permanently - - dairy can really cause bloat and a painful, hard stomach. I could not figure out why, after being VERY strict and removing all gluten, I looked and felt six months pregnant, but when I removed dairy, this went away completely. And, six months in to my diet, I can eat dairy again - but I don't overdo it.

BTW I never have bloating when glutened.....

Keep reading this board - so mucn info here - - one other thing, I know many people here have other food intolerances as well, so keep that in mind.

Welcome! :)

Susan, can you tolerate Lactose Free milk? And when you say dairy, do you also mean eggs?

Thanks so much for the input...

Cathy

DingoGirl Enthusiast
DingoGirl
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C, yes, I drink Lactaid, and love it! No problems. And, you can get Lactaid pills. Oh, cheese wasn't really ever a problem (small amounts in teh beginning) and eggs, no problem at all. so, good news!

Gluten-Free-Me Newbie
Gluten-Free-Me
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C, yes, I drink Lactaid, and love it! No problems. And, you can get Lactaid pills. Oh, cheese wasn't really ever a problem (small amounts in teh beginning) and eggs, no problem at all. so, good news!

I just read your little testimony, and wow Susan, you are a trophy of grace! I love hearing stories of people who defy logic and statistics. God holds you up as proof to the world that Love and faith do still win! Way to go.

Thanks again for your suggestions.

Your sister in the Lord,

Cathy

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Lymetoo
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Also look into systemic yeast as a possibility. Candida diet and elimination:

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I take Gas X or Phazyme with limited success.

DingoGirl Enthusiast
DingoGirl
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I just read your little testimony, and wow Susan, you are a trophy of grace! I love hearing stories of people who defy logic and statistics. God holds you up as proof to the world that Love and faith do still win! Way to go.

Thanks again for your suggestions.

Your sister in the Lord,

Cathy

Well God bless you, dear one! So glad you found us. You will learn a lot here, keep reading (will warn you, we've entered a VERY silly phase on this board lately, if you enter some threads you'll think we're all nuts! but, we still address serious issues).

Blessings -

Lisa Mentor
Lisa
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I too have a big problem with gas in the late afternoon. Blouting and uncomfort is terrible as my body reacts to it, I often throw up with lots of air and lots of bubbles. I do have a large hiatal hernia, which I think is the culpret. Pepsid and Asephex doesn't do a thing.

It is getting to the point that I am going to seek information on surgery.

Anyone else been there?

Lisa

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